On the trailer launch, Everybody said something about Sanjay Dutt. The movie Sanju will release on 29th June 2018 directed by Rajkumar Hirani.

When Sanju fist time went to jail, I didn't know him. So if you could remember from that time, he was blacklisted by the film industry. I didn't know Sanju and made a film with him So I also was blacklisted by the industry.

So We announced that film and when Sanju came from the jail then he called me, "I will make a film with you."

I said, "I don't have any film."

He said, "You announced a film for me."

I said, "I took a stand because till you proved guilty, you are innocent."

He understood a little bit. When he came home that was the first time a met him. He said, "We will work together".

Then I said, "Not right now, It was just a stand that I took."

Then I worked him many films like Mission Kashmir, Eklvya, Munna Bhai.

So Sanju is like a part of our life. But the important thing I want to tell you is that when I heard the story of this film by Abhijat Joshi and Raju then that Sanju I had known for years, I really don't know him.

Because this true story is beyond what I knew about Sanju.

It's unbelievable.

That is what I have to say about Sanju.

I call him "Sanju Sir".

I have worked with him in many films.

While interacting with him, I felt that he had been extremely warm, affectionate, kind and generous. When I heard the script of this film then it just blew my mind.

I couldn't believe that how layered and how detailed this narrative was and When you are a part of this film industry then you hear things about people but when I heard the script then I heard things that I never heard before and that was just remarkable about it.

And for some reason, I felt like I am now closer to him than I ever did before. I feel more connected with him than ever before and We all love him.

Baba that I know is all heart.

I did 3-4 films with him. He has always been like a prankster, happy, all heart kind of a person.

I really looking forward to seeing this film because there are many aspects of his life that I didn't know. So I am keen to watch this movie.

I got SMS from Akshay Khanna on 5 or 6 January 2017. the SMS was, "The Script coming to your ways, it has a spiritual writing that I have never seen before."
After that, I met Raju then I read the script.
Akshay Khanna was right about the script that that much spiritual writing not done in Hindi Cinema.

It was a fantastic script.

And I also got to work with Raju Hirani and my favourite actor Ranbir Kapoor. It was a win-win situation for me.

Vinod will agree that I didn't talk about money too.

I am very lucky that I am in this film and I got a role of that person (Sunil Dutt ) whom I respect by heart.
That could be too much but I had never seen Madar Teresa but I had seen Dutt Sahab that type of person he was.

As a filmmaker, We are very greedy for engaging and entertaining content which makes people laugh and cry.

So when I heard Sanju's story by him then I got to know that One type of story about Sanju, everybody knows. Press wrote many things about him.

But what story I heard, was about a father-son story and a story of friendship.

So essentially, these are those chapters that you had not read anywhere.

We told the story with honesty. Wrong is wrong and Right is right.

For me, it was greed to get a great story.

I just want to work with Raju sir So I said "Yes" to the film.

It was as easy as that. I want to be a part of Vinod uncle's any film that he makes.

I just wanted to part of his production and whatever film he is going to offer to me, I will always say "Yes".
I am happy to work with Ranbir after 10 years.

I said it before because of last one year I am talking about Sanju sir.

When I was a child then his poster used to hang in my cupboard.

Now today, In front of all of you, I am in his shoes for trying to represent him.

I think in my life, I really want Sanju sir to like me.

I know that I will never be the man he is.

I can never be the person he is, in every which way in that, I go about him, as a career or as a person.

Through this film I really want Sanju sir to like me because I feel that he is a man that I respect a lot, I really look up to him and I really hope that he feels that I have represented his life in a very honest and proved it.

Like all of you, I also grew up by watching his films.

I still remember that in our house we have a picture which my papa has the same costume as Sanju sir because he was body doubled of Sanju sir in a film.

Now after so many years, I get a chance to play an important role in his life. I feel truly blessed that I got a change. Thank you Raju sir and Vinod sir for giving me a chance.

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Anushka Sharma and Boman Irani were not presented at the trailer launch.

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